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[mazhar shah Friend mazhar shahJoin date: September 2014Posts: 201Downloads:132Uploads:37 Thanks: 37 Thanked: 8 times in 5 posts]

#198536

I need to renew my licence. Just needed to clarify. Do Joomlart Magneto 1.8 themes work with magento 1.9?

Is it best to install the Quick Start 1.8, then upgrade the magento 1.9 after this,
OR is it better to install magento 1.9 first and manually install the 1.8 template theme?

[TomC Moderator TomCJoin date: October 2014Posts: 14077Downloads:58Uploads:137 Thanks: 948 Thanked: 3155 times in 2495 posts]

#538087

No guarantee that 1.8 based themes will work flawlessly with a 1.9 install.

You can certainly try it out – but can’t guarantee it will work without a hitch.

[mazhar shah Friend mazhar shahJoin date: September 2014Posts: 201Downloads:132Uploads:37 Thanks: 37 Thanked: 8 times in 5 posts]

#538097

Hmmm… So I guess its going to take Joomlart another 6 months to update the magento templates. The last batch from 1.7 to 1.8 took that long. (Nov 2013 through to April 2014).

Could joomlart not give an idea of what we would need to change in a 1.8 compatible template to bring it up to 1.9 compatibility? You did that for a 1.7 to 1.8 and that helped a lot.

http://www.joomlart.com/documentation/magento-references/magento-1-8-upgrade

Plus you have a post recommending upgrade to 1.9
http://www.joomlart.com/blog/news-updates/magento-1-9-infographic-5-reasons-for-upgrading

[alexsmirnov Friend alexsmirnovJoin date: July 2012Posts: 786Downloads:1Uploads:226 Thanks: 226 Thanked: 163 times in 119 posts]

#538098

The best way to keep your Magenta system up-to-date is to keep your corresponding JA license up-to-date. That will solve all your problems.

Regards,

Alex

[TomC Moderator TomCJoin date: October 2014Posts: 14077Downloads:58Uploads:137 Thanks: 948 Thanked: 3155 times in 2495 posts]

#538099

Just a note . . . it’s MAGENTO 😉

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[mazhar shah Friend mazhar shahJoin date: September 2014Posts: 201Downloads:132Uploads:37 Thanks: 37 Thanked: 8 times in 5 posts]

#538101

I am definitely going to update my licence as I have been using Joomlart for the past 4-5 years. And during that period everyone I encountered on Joomlart was incredibly polite and helpful. BUT… your answer does not make sense. Keeping the licence up to date will not answer the simple question I asked. Unless you are saying that by renewing the licence ‘all problems will be solved’ includes the question about 1.9. IF as you imply, there are solutions within the closed forums , then simply tell me and I will renew today. Otherwise just say Tom is correct, and I will understand.

[Anonymous Moderator JA DeveloperJoin date: September 2014Posts: 9914Downloads:207Uploads:152 Thanks: 1789 Thanked: 2008 times in 1700 posts]

#538278

As Tom said, there’s simply no guaranteer that our Magento 1.8 themes will work flawlessly with Magento 1.9.

We are now working to upgrade all our current themes to Magento 1.9, it is recommended you wait for our official version before upgrading to avoid any unexpected incompatibility.

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